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' Matt's mind works differently his intelligence & palate is beyond most He treats liquor like no other! The way in which he delivers his drinks borders on genius'
- Tom Sellers Restaurant Story People who don't like cocktails like Matt's drinks & people who don't like bartenders like Matt He is creative intelligent & driven & it's those qualities that make him the best in the country'
- Michael O' Hare The Man Behind the Curtain'he's one of the most forward-thinking brains in the industry creating thrillingly novel cocktail concepts that push the conversation forward' The Drinks Business Matt Whiley AKA The Talented Mr Fox traces the evolution of the modern bartender against the backdrop of cocktail history with this stylish cocktail recipe book With more than 60 recipes made from spirit bases including gin vodka whiskey bourbon & cognac alongside expert advice on equipment & glassware this is the complete kit to modern cocktail making at home! Learn to make delicious & original cocktails such as the Bangkok Penicillin or the Marmite Martini Pea Wine or the Rok House Bellini Fermented Cucumber Syrup From highly acclaimed mixologist & drinks consultant Matt Whiley this unique cocktail recipe book is the perfect inspiration for creating your own modern drinks cabinet & the perfect how to guide to making delicious & highly creative cocktails from scratch

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An essential addition to every cook's bookshelf The Modern Cook's Year will show you how to make the most of seasonal produce using simple hugely inventive flavours & ingredients Divided into six seasons Anna Jones's long-awaited new cook book contains over 250 delicious vegetarian recipes interspersed with tips on everything from seasonal music playlists to flowers to look out for in each month of the year The Modern Cook's Year

Includes:: Start of the Year Spelt with pickled pears & pink leaves & Chocolate & blood orange freezer cake; First Warm Days of Spring Elderflower dressed broad beans & leaves with burrata & Chickpea farinata with slow cooked courgettes; Herald of Spring Spring chickpea soup with salted lemons & Rhubarb & rose geranium frozen yoghurt; Summer Smoked aubergine flatbreads & Beetroot tops tart; Autumn Orzo with tomatoes & feta & Honey lemon & coriander seed cake; Winter Velvet squash broth with miso & soba & Chocolate rye porridge with quick honey pears Guiding you through the year from the coldest winter days to the long light summer evenings The Modern Cook's Year is set to become a contemporary classic

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Business firms around the world are experimenting with new organizational designs changing their formal architectures their routines & processes & their corporate cultures as they seek to improve their current performance & their growth prospects In the process they are changing the scope of their business operations redrawing their organization charts redefining the allocation of decision-making authority & responsibility revamping the mechanisms for motivating & rewarding people reconsidering which activities to conduct in-house & which to out-source redesigning their information systems & seeking to alter the shared beliefs values & norms that their people hold In this book John Roberts argues that there are predictable necessary relationships among these changes that will improve performance & growth The organizations that are successful will establish patterns of fit among the elements of their organizational designs their competitive strategies & the external environment in which they operate & will go about this in a holistic manner The Modern Firm develops powerful conceptual frameworks for analyzing the interrelations between organizational design features competitive strategy & the business environment Written in a non-technical language the book is nevertheless based on rigorous modeling & draws on numerous examples from eighteenth century fur trading companies to such modern firms such as BP & Nokia Finally the book explores why these developments are happening now pointing to the increase in global competition & changes in technology Written by one of the world's leading economists & experts on business strategy & organization The Modern Firm provides new insights into the changes going on in business today & will be of interest to academics students & managers alike ...

Anna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society International Artist magazine & seen her elected to the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists In this book she shares her innovative watercolour technique so that you can paint flowers in her clean crisp style The book covers every aspect of painting modern botanical-style portraits of flowers from tips on gathering your reference to Anna's six stage watercolour process There are instructions on setting up your studio & how to produce the detailed drawings Each of the six step-by-step projects is accompanied by an outline drawing tonal notes & useful colour swatches so that you can compare the tone & hue of your mixes to Anna's own This all builds into a fantastic guide that will inspire & challenge the experienced watercolour artist while drawing in & reassuring the complete beginner ...

The Queen's Fancy (Live) Bess Oh Where's My Bess (Live) Three Windows (Live) God Rest ' Ye Merry Gentlemen (Live) Bluesology (Live)A Night in Tunesia (Live) Fontessa (Live) One Never Knows (Live) Woody'n You (Live)2 Degrees East 3 Degrees West (Live) Venice (Live) The Golden Striker (Live) ...

& Hayward is one of the best food writers alive& Simon Schama in The New York Times The kitchen is the heart of the home
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If you want to bid accurately & achieve greatly enhanced results at the bridge table you have to master the Losing Trick Count It is a tried & tested method of hand evaluation which has stood the test of time Ron Klinger famous international player author & teacher who has more books to his credit than many players have had good hands has brought the LTC up to date by relating it to modern systems & conventions Now in its fifteenth impression since original publication this remarkable book is set to hold its place as the standard text on the Losing Trick Count ...

Every weekend across the nation's rolling countryside watch out for the Mamils middle-aged men in lycra'
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From the fall of the Ottoman Empire through the Arab Spring this completely revised & updated edition of Mehran Kamrava's classic treatise on the making of the contemporary Middle East remains essential reading for students & general readers who want to gain a better understanding of this diverse region ...